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[G.R. No. 143351.August 15, 2000]
VILLAROSA vs. HRET & QUINTOS
EN BANC
Gentlemen:
Quoted hereunder, for your information, is a resolution of this Court dated 15 AUG 2000.
����������� G.R. No. 143351(Ma. Amelita C. Villarosa vs. House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal and Ricardo V. Quintos.) and
����������� G.R. No. 144129(Ma. Amelita C. Villarosa vs. House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal and Ricardo V. Quintos.)
����������� The Court Resolved to (a) NOTE THE (1) manifestation in lieu of comment, dated 7 August 2000 filed by Daisy B. Panga-Vega, Secretary of the Tribunal; (2) comment dated 10 August 2000 to petitioner's supplemental manifestation with urgent motion to act on a pending prayer dated 3 August 2000 filed by counsel for private respondent, in compliance with the resolution of 8 August 2000; (3) manifestation and motion dated 9 August 2000 filed by the Office of the Solicitor General; (4) addendum to aforesaid comment dated 12 August 2000, filed by counsel for private respondent and (b) GRANT the manifestation with urgent motion to consolidate G.R. No. 144129 with this case filed by counsel for petitioner dated 12 August 2000.
����������� At the hearing of this case this morning, Atty. Leila M. de Lima-Bohol and Atty. Martin T. Me�ez appeared for the petitioner with Atty. Bohol arguing.Atty. Romulo C. Felizme�a appeared and argued for private respondent Ricardo V. Quintos.Assistant Solicitor General Cecilio O. Estoesta and Solicitor Zenaida Hernandez-Perez were also present but manifested that they are not representing the respondent HRET, as the Office of the Solicitor General maintains the same position as that of the petitioner.
����������� After hearing the issues and the arguments raised, the Court Resolved to require the respondents in G.R. No. 144129 to COMMENT on the petition for certiorari with prayer for temporary restraining order or status quo ante order and/or preliminary injunction within a non-extendible period of ten (10) days from date and the petitioner to file a REPLY thereto also within ten (10) days from notice, if petitioner so minded.The comment and the reply thereto to be filed by the parties will serve as the memoranda of the parties.The Office of the Solicitor General may submit its MEMORANDUM, if it so minded.The Court further Resolved to CONSIDER these cases submitted for resolution with or without the comment (memorandum) and reply (memorandum) thereto.
����������� In the meantime, the Court, by a vote of 7 to 4, Resolved to ISSUE a STATUS QUO ORDER allowing petitioner Villarosa to continue holding her office until 29 August 2000.Melo, Vitug, Mendoza and Pardo, JJ., no part.
Very truly yours,
(Sgd.) LUZVIMINDA D. PUNO
Clerk of Court
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